John Engates
Chief Technology Officer, Rackspace Hosting

John Engates joined Rackspace in August of 2000 and currently serves as Chief Technology Officer. Engates has worked in several areas of Rackspace including Operations, Professional Services and Customer Care. Most recently, Engates has been responsible for managing the ongoing development of Rackspace’s Intensive segment. Engates was one of the leading forces behind Rackspace’s Microsoft Gold Certification.

Prior to joining Rackspace, Engates was a founder of Internet Direct, one of the oldest and largest Internet service providers in Texas.

Engates is a graduate of the University of Texas at San Antonio and holds a B.B.A. in Accounting.

Rackspace's Robert Scoble will lead a panel discussion of journalists and industry experts about how the cloud is a revolutionary shift in the technology landscape. The panel will focus on the long term developments of the cloud, how it’s a natural evolution from virtualization and how it truly represents the evolution of technology.
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